So this afternoon, I hung out a bit and had some conversations with Beau Weston for my second episode of Moderator Musings to talk about his paper, Rebuilding the Presbyterian Establishment. While I was pretty clear where I disagreed with him on his conclusions about the "why's" and "what do we do now's" of the church I found that he was willing to engage in some discussion and I did agree with much of his assessment of the current state of the church.
Now I know that some folks disagree with me even giving a platform for this conversation because they disagree with his paper and what its perceived effect may be on the church, but I do think that the questions raised by Beau raised are right on, so any change to get some conversation going, is fine by me.
But, I know that not everyone is as forgiving or critical as I am, so if you care to blog about this, keep it coming and I'll update the list as I can. Feel free to send a trackback or leave your link in the comment section. You can also see Beau's reflection on the Modcast and/or participate on the FaceBook Group.
Other reflections on Rebuilding the Presbyterian Establishment:
- Presbyterian New Service Report
- On rebuilding the Presbyterian Establishment from Mark Time
- Lest us worship the tall steeple pastor from Shuck and Jive
- I Heart Moderator Musings from Church for starving artists
- Weston and Reyes-Chow on saving the Presbyterian Establishment from Christ Seeker
- More on the Presbyterian Establishment from Poiesos Theou
- Rebuilding the Presbyterian establishment . . . and deviled eggs too from Drink Upstream
- No way back . . . Look for a way forward from Right Side of the Trinity
- Possibly needed, not as suggested from Rev. Bill
- Your post here
- Your post here
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